[flocko]

I was wondering what other chicken keepers use as medicines for their chooks. As humans we have pain killers and cough and indigestion remedies,plasters  and bandages creams and lotions as a stand by what should the chicken keeper have standing by just in case. As a relative newbee to keeping chickens any advise would be appreciated.

[Selkie]

hmmm that's a good idea, especially if you have alot of birds (we only have two so i reckon things would expire before we'd need to use them)

we do have a ''cat/dog medicine box'' - which has various antiseptic sprays/creams, eye ointment, dog claw clippers, dog toothbrush -- used only a couple of times :roll: , also a spare reflective cat collar for when toby manages to lose his collar AGAIN...

so far the hens have been trouble free compared to our cats/dogs!

[muntjac]

i just have wormers , not telling which to buy ... also purple paint . a suture needle n twine .antiseptic spray ,,, for birds  

[Aunt Sally]

Wormer - use every 6 months

Diatom - dust inside eglu as anti red mite

Purple Spray - for bare bums and small wounds and anti peck spray

Wound Powder - used once for cut foot (chickens, not mine)

Barrier Red Mite Powder - never used

Garlic powder and Apple Cider Vinegar - Food addatives rather than medications

[muntjac]

i buy the diatom when i am on roata for purging the sheds like now .no birds left now till my new stock come in so its clean the whole lot out down etc ,dig the coop floors over

[Foxy]

I also have Stockholm tar - to prevent pecking also Vaseline for the cockerels
(I dab their combs if it gets below freezing) also use it if I suspect scaley leg mites for any birds
Apple cider vinegar good allrounder for digestion
A wormer - flubenvent Aunt Sally recommends
Wound powder
Good quality toe clippers for the end of spurs and for overgrown beaks
Poultry Boost - vitamins for new/stressed or convalescing birds only
A mini defibrillator - for cardiac arrest (also atropine IV)
IV Fluids - dextrose, n, saline, antibiotics  etc
Oxygen and aneathestic for surgery..............    

[cherrypie]

I also have Stockholm tar - to prevent pecking also Vaseline for the cockerels
(I dab their combs if it gets below freezing) also use it if I suspect scaley leg mites for any birds
Apple cider vinegar good allrounder for digestion
A wormer - flubenvent Aunt Sally recommends
Wound powder
Good quality toe clippers for the end of spurs and for overgrown beaks
Poultry Boost - vitamins for new/stressed or convalescing birds only
A mini defibrillator - for cardiac arrest (also atropine IV)
IV Fluids - dextrose, n, saline, antibiotics  etc
Oxygen and aneathestic for surgery..............    

and what sort of doctor? an old quack i suppose
cherrypie

[muntjac]

lmaoooooooooo i love it .this place is the best        

[Aunt Sally]

lmaoooooooooo i love it .this place is the best        

As usual Munty - you're not wrong